Monday, February 20, 2012

Blueberries & Crème Baked Oatmeal

This yogurt-based baked oatmeal is incredible! Slightly rich, yet only in flavor, since plain Greek yogurt is high only in protein not in fat or calories.

The result: a wonderfully creamy baked oatmeal.

Blueberries & Crème Baked Oatmeal – Finding Joy in My Kitchen

Ingredients

1/2 (heaping full) Greek Yogurt

1/3 C honey

3 C oats (quick cook or old fashioned, or both)

2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 C milk

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

1 C fresh or frozen blueberries

Directions

Being by mixing together the dry ingredients in a large bowl. This includes 3 C oats, 2 tsp. baking powder, 1/4 tsp. salt, and 1 tsp. cinnamon. If you wish to use brown sugar rather than honey, substitute 1/2 C brown sugar for the honey and add along with the dry ingredients.

Pour into a lightly greased baking dish – we used a 2 quart casserole dish, but an 8x8 or 9x13 baking dish will work too. Choose the larger pan if you’d like a slightly shorter baking time.

Place the casserole dish into an oven preheated to 350 degrees. Cover with a cookie sheet for 20 minutes, then, remove the cover and continue baking for an additional 20-25 minutes until the center of the baked oatmeal is set.

Can't wait to try this - I love baked oatmeal and adding greek yogurt sounds genius. I don't really care for greek yogurt on its own but I'm incorporating it more and more into things I make - all the benefits without having to eat it plain!

I think Vanilla Greek Yogurt would work great. If it's sweetened too, you should decrease the sugar/honey so it isn't overly sweet. You may also wish to decrease the additional vanilla extract if the yogurt is overly vanilla-ey.

We often freeze leftovers - we usually package enough for my husband and I to pull out for breakfast in one freezer-proof container.

I made this for breakfast yesterday and it was delicious! Thanks for a great recipe. :) The blueberries I bought were not very good on their own (very seedy!), but they tasted great baked into this oatmeal. The recipe was easy to follow, mixed up very quickly, and the leftovers are just as delicious.

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